UN Refugee Agency support people forced to flee their homes as the regional crisis intensifies

Staff at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are mobilizing from Iran and Afghanistan to Lebanon and Syria to support people forced to flee their homes as the regional crisis intensifies.

Many affected countries already host millions of refugees and internally displaced people. Given its footprint in the region, UNHCR is ready to play a leading role in the emergency responses. UNHCR is concerned by the escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border and calls for the protection of civilians as it closely monitors the situation and coordinates with the authorities and partners to respond.

UNHCR teams are providing core relief items to displaced families arriving at government-designated shelters across Lebanon.